IMPORTANT: THIS IS A PREPARATION GUIDE — NOT THE OFFICIAL COURT FORM

Kentucky requires the use of official court form AOC-805 (Petition for Probate of
Will and/or Appointment of Executor/Administrator) for petitions for letters of
administration. This template provides the substantive legal content to help you
prepare — but you must transfer your content to the official form before filing.
The official form is available at https://www.kycourts.gov/Legal-Forms/Pages/default.aspx.
Do not file this document directly with the court.

PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

IN THE [________________________________] DISTRICT COURT

[________________________________] COUNTY, KENTUCKY

In the Matter of the Estate of:

[________________________________], Deceased.

Case No. [________________________________]

(Filed Pursuant to KRS §§ 395.015 and 395.130)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Jurisdictional Statements
2. Decedent Information
3. Basis for Administration
4. Heirs at Law and Distributees
5. Estate Assets and Liabilities
6. Petitioner's Qualifications and Priority
7. Bond
8. Prayer for Relief
9. Verification
10. Execution

1. JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENTS

Petitioner, [________________________________] ("Petitioner"), respectfully represents to this Court:

(a) The decedent, [________________________________] ("Decedent"), was a resident of [________________________________] County, Kentucky, at the time of death.

(b) The Decedent died on [__/__/____] at [________________________________] (city/state).

(c) This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to KRS § 394.145 and is the proper venue for administration of this estate.

2. DECEDENT INFORMATION

(a) Full legal name of Decedent: [________________________________]

(b) Also known as (if any): [________________________________]

(c) Social Security Number (last four digits): XXX-XX-[____]

(d) Date of birth: [__/__/____]

(e) Date of death: [__/__/____]

(f) Place of death: [________________________________]

(g) Last residential address: [________________________________]

(h) Marital status at death:
- ☐ Married
- ☐ Single / Never Married
- ☐ Divorced
- ☐ Widowed

3. BASIS FOR ADMINISTRATION

Petitioner states that:

(a) ☐ The Decedent died intestate (without a valid Last Will and Testament).

(b) ☐ After reasonable inquiry and diligent search, no Last Will and Testament of the Decedent has been found.

(c) ☐ The Decedent left property in the Commonwealth of Kentucky requiring administration.

(d) ☐ The value of the estate exceeds $30,000 and therefore the estate is not eligible for the petition to dispense with administration under KRS § 391.030.

(e) ☐ The value of the estate is $30,000 or less, but full administration is sought because: [________________________________]

4. HEIRS AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEES

Petitioner identifies the following heirs at law and distributees of the Decedent under KRS §§ 391.010 through 391.060:

☐ All heirs at law are adults and have been identified above.

☐ The following heir(s) are minors: [________________________________]

☐ The following heir(s) are incapacitated: [________________________________]

☐ The following heir(s) are unknown or cannot be located: [________________________________]

5. ESTATE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(a) Estimated value of real property: $[________________________________]

(b) Estimated value of personal property: $[________________________________]

(c) Estimated total value of estate: $[________________________________]

(d) Known debts and obligations (approximate): $[________________________________]

(e) Exempt property claimed by surviving spouse (if applicable): $[________________________________]

6. PETITIONER'S QUALIFICATIONS AND PRIORITY

(a) Petitioner's full name: [________________________________]

(b) Petitioner's address: [________________________________]

(c) Petitioner's relationship to Decedent: [________________________________]

(d) Petitioner's priority for appointment under KRS § 395.130:
- ☐ Surviving spouse
- ☐ Next of kin (specify relationship): [________________________________]
- ☐ Creditor of the estate
- ☐ Other qualified person: [________________________________]

(e) Petitioner is suitable, competent, and qualified to serve as Administrator: ☐ Yes

(f) No person with higher statutory priority is available or willing to serve: ☐ Yes

7. BOND

(a) ☐ Petitioner requests that bond be set in the amount required by law pursuant to KRS § 395.005.

(b) ☐ Petitioner requests waiver of surety on bond for the following reason(s): [________________________________]

(c) ☐ All distributees have consented to waiver of surety (consents attached hereto).

8. PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully prays that this Court:

(a) Find and determine that the Decedent died intestate;

(b) Determine the heirs at law and distributees of the Decedent;

(c) Appoint Petitioner as Administrator of the Estate of the Decedent;

(d) Issue Letters of Administration to Petitioner pursuant to KRS § 395.015;

(e) Set bond in a reasonable amount, or waive surety as appropriate;

(f) Grant such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.

9. VERIFICATION

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY )
) ss.
COUNTY OF [________________________________] )

I, [________________________________], being duly sworn upon oath, depose and state that I am the Petitioner in the above-captioned matter, that I have read the foregoing Petition for Letters of Administration, and that the statements made therein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

[________________________________]
Petitioner Signature

Subscribed and sworn to before me this [____] day of [________________________________], 20[____].

[________________________________]
Notary Public, Kentucky State at Large

My Commission Expires: [__/__/____]

10. EXECUTION

PETITIONER:

Signature: [________________________________]

Printed Name: [________________________________]

Address: [________________________________]

Telephone: [________________________________]

Email: [________________________________]

Date: [__/__/____]

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER (if applicable):

Signature: [________________________________]

Printed Name: [________________________________]

KBA No.: [________________________________]

Firm: [________________________________]

Address: [________________________________]

Telephone: [________________________________]

Email: [________________________________]

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT (KRS § 395.016)

Notice is hereby given that upon the appointment of an Administrator, Petitioner shall cause notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of administration, as required by KRS § 395.016, within sixty (60) days after appointment. Creditors of the Decedent shall have six (6) months from the date of appointment to present claims pursuant to KRS § 396.011.

This petition is subject to review and approval by the District Court. Filing fees are due at the time of filing. Consult the local court clerk for current filing requirements and the appropriate Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) forms.